Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 76.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
76.7%
World rank
34th
of 144 countries
All-time high
76.7%
in 2010
All-time low
5.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 5.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 5.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 5.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 16.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 16.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 28.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 28.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 36.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 43.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 67.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 76.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 76.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 76.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1960.

That places Saudi Arabia 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Saudi Arabia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 5.5%
1965 5.5% +0.0%
1970 5.5% +0.0%
1975 16.3% +198.7%
1980 16.3% +0.0%
1985 28.4% +74.3%
1990 28.4% +0.0%
1995 36.5% +28.8%
2000 43.9% +20.2%
2005 67.5% +53.6%
2010 76.7% +13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 2
1970s 10.9% 5.5% 16.3% 2
1980s 22.3% 16.3% 28.4% 2
1990s 32.5% 28.4% 36.5% 2
2000s 55.7% 43.9% 67.5% 2
2010s 76.7% 76.7% 76.7% 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 31 Sri Lanka 79.6% compare
  2. 32 Bulgaria 78.7% compare
  3. 33 Netherlands 78.0% compare
  4. 35 Jordan 76.1% compare
  5. 36 Fiji 75.8% compare
  6. 37 Kyrgyzstan 74.7% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More education data for Saudi Arabia

All data for Saudi Arabia →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Saudi Arabia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Saudi Arabia was 76.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1960.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
Saudi Arabia ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Saudi Arabia. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-20-24-with-secondary-schooling-total/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-20-24-with-secondary-schooling-total/saudi-arabia/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Saudi Arabia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)